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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

EDPR3004 (v.1) Cultural Contexts in Primary Education

Area: School of Education
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 2.0
TUITION PATTERNS: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Workshop: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Equivalent(s): 309290 (v.4) Culture Contexts in Primary Education 311 or any previous version
OR
313469 (v.3) EDP311 Cultural Contexts in Primary Education or any previous version
OR
EDPR3007 (v.1) EDP310 Culture and Curriculum or any previous version
Prerequisite(s): EDUC1003 (v.1) Exploring and Contesting Curriculum or any previous version
OR
309308 (v.3) Exploring and Contesting Curriculum 111 or any previous version
UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Syllabus: This unit examines social, cultural, linguistic, and economic forces which impact on classroom practices and student learning outcomes. The unit requires analysis of the characteristics of classrooms and schools that reduce the effects of inequalities through curriculum choices and pedagogical practices. This unit emphasises the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers associated with student linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic diversity including consideration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in primary school classrooms.
Field of Education: 070103 Teacher Education: Primary
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2015 Kalgoorlie Campus Semester 1         Y
2015 UWA Albany Centre Semester 1         Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External


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